Ottex
Mac, iOS
Choose if
You want dictated emails to follow your saved writing instructions.
Look elsewhere if
You need voice dictation on a Windows computer.
ComparisonEvery claim sourced · verified Oct 2026
MacWhisper vs Superwhisper: the honest comparison.
Three tools. Different strengths. Find your fit.
Ottex
MacWhisper
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FAQ
At a glance
Which one fits your work?
Each tool takes a different approach. Here’s a quick side-by-side to help you choose based on your workflow, platforms, and goals.
MacWhisper
Mac, iOS
Choose if
You want offline Mac transcription with a one-time Pro purchase.
Look elsewhere if
You want automatic dictation rewriting without configuring an AI service.
Superwhisper
Mac, Windows, iOS, Android
Choose if
You want saved writing instructions applied automatically during dictation.
Look elsewhere if
You need fully local AI cleanup with custom instructions.
The evidence
Pricing
MacWhisper Pro costs $73.2 once; Superwhisper Pro costs $84.99/year. Ottex Pro costs $168/year, with free app access for local models and BYOK; BYOK provider usage is charged separately.
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| Feature | Ottex | MacWhisper | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Forever free with local models and BYOK providers. | YesSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Free local transcription and basic dictation have no published usage cap, with advanced models and workflows reserved for Pro. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Up to 2 (no AI processing) |
| Subscription | $14/moSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included. | $9.99/moSource: apps.apple.com/us — checked Oct 2026Assistant funds hosted transcription and transcript AI in the App Store editions; capture entitlements and dictation coverage remain unverified. | $8.49/moSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Cloud inference is included, local transcription and optional BYOK are available, and meeting summaries do not require BYOK. |
| One-time payment | Not applicableSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Application is free | $73.2 one-timeSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026All future updates included. | $249.99 one-timeSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026The same Pro features are licensed for the product's lifetime, subject to the service terms. |
| Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026OpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers. | YesSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users can configure their own provider credentials, with provider charges separate from the application purchase. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro supports user-supplied provider API keys. |
| Education discount | NoSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Same pricing for everyone. | YesSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Students, journalists and nonprofits can request 25% off the one-time direct-download license by email; no discounted amount or monthly or annual education offer is published. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Verified students, faculty and academic institutions receive 40% off monthly, annual and lifetime website purchases after verification; discounted USD prices are not published. |
The evidence
Platforms
Superwhisper covers Mac, Windows, iOS and Android; MacWhisper and Ottex cover Mac and iOS. Choose Superwhisper if Windows or Android support decides the purchase.
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| Feature | Ottex | MacWhisper | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac, iOSSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, iOSSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidSource: superwhisper.com/changelog — checked Oct 2026 |
| Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Native Swift app, ~50MB RAM. | YesSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026The vendor identifies MacWhisper as a native macOS application. | No public claim |
The evidence
Meetings & team memory
MacWhisper, Superwhisper and Ottex record without bots. Ottex offers an experimental, opt-in macOS camera recording watermark; recording notices in meeting chat or calendar are unverified for all three.
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| Feature | Ottex | MacWhisper | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026With speaker separation. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Pro records meetings, while automatic recording remains labeled beta in its dedicated documentation. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Desktop Pro modes capture live meetings through system-audio recording. |
| Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026System-audio capture, no bot joins the call. | YesSource: macwhisper.com/meeting-recording — checked Oct 2026Meetings are captured locally without a bot joining. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/meeting-transcription — checked Oct 2026Meeting audio is recorded from the user's device without a bot joining the call. |
| Camera recording watermarkShow recording in your camera video | PartialExperimental macOS virtual camera adds an Ottex icon to video; install/enable the extension, select it and turn video on. Guide covers Meet in Chrome and Zoom desktop; effects may obscure it. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Participant noticesRecording notices in chat or calendar | No public claim | No public claim | No public claim |
| Speaker separation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | PartialSource: apps.apple.com/us — checked Oct 2026Pro live meetings support speaker identification when enabled with a compatible recognition model. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro separates speakers into editable labels, with labels omitted from standard AI summaries. |
| Calendar detection | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Calendar-based meeting detection. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users enable app-based meeting notifications in direct-download MacWhisper; detection excludes FaceTime and remains labeled beta in its documentation. | No public claim |
| Cross-meeting search | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | YesSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Full-text and speaker search spans saved transcripts, including meeting transcripts. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026The macOS CLI searches across stored transcriptions, including captured meeting transcripts. |
| Shared team memory | PartialSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Public share links, not a full team workspace. | No public claim | No public claim |
The evidence
From meeting to finished work
MacWhisper offers transcript-chat prompts; Superwhisper produces meeting minutes. Ottex offers templates that structure transcripts and transcript-chat prompts, plus drafts of follow-ups, CRM updates and tickets.
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| Feature | Ottex | MacWhisper | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting template libraryTurn a transcript into a structured document | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose a ready-made document template to extract relevant information from a meeting transcript into a structured document, such as a product review or client-call report. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Transcript chat prompt libraryReady-made prompts for AI chat about meetings | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Use ready-made reusable prompts in AI chat to ask questions, analyze discussions and extract information from meeting transcripts. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users select predefined reusable prompts for an opened transcript and run them through a configured AI model. | No public claim |
| Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Decisions with owners extracted. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Configured transcript AI can produce meeting action points. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Meeting Mode organizes action items alongside attendees and discussion points. |
| Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Drafted from templates or your own. | No public claim | No public claim |
| CRM update / ticket draft | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Structured for the target app. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Your rough notes steer the result | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Rough notes and instructions steer the result. | No public claim | No public claim |
The evidence
Dictation & transcription AI
MacWhisper Pro needs AI-service setup for saved dictation instructions. Superwhisper Pro and Ottex apply saved instructions and format dictation into paragraphs and lists; Ottex rules can include writing examples.
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| Feature | Ottex | MacWhisper | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engines | Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Source: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local. | WhisperSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Whisper is explicitly documented for system-wide dictation. | Whisper, Nvidia Parakeet, Cohere Transcribe, Superwhisper S1-Voice, Deepgram Nova, ElevenLabs ScribeSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026The model library includes local and cloud recognition engines. |
| Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Whisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device. | YesSource: macwhisper.com — checked Oct 2026Whisper recognition can run locally after downloading a model. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Whisper, Parakeet and Cohere recognition models run on-device, subject to hardware support. |
| Model selection per task | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose the model per task and per provider. | PartialSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Dictation supports different Whisper models, with advanced models requiring Pro. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Each mode has selectable voice and optional language models. |
| Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching. | No public claim | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026100+ languages · Mixed-language dictation uses Automatic detection and may need vocabulary hints or instructions to preserve the input languages. |
| Automatic formatting | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Dictation automatically fixes punctuation, groups ideas into paragraphs and formats enumerations as lists. Formatting toggles and profile rules customize output. | PartialSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Pro can improve dictation punctuation through a configured AI service; automatic lists and paragraphing are unverified. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro AI modes add punctuation, paragraphs and lists, while custom modes can define additional formatting rules. |
| Custom dictionary | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Add or delete names and specialist terms with preferred spellings; entries provide recognition context during transcription. | No public claim | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Editable vocabulary supplies recognition hints for names, acronyms and specialist terms. |
| Voice snippetsSay a saved phrase to insert a link or text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Save a voice trigger and expansion text; saying the trigger while dictating inserts the saved URL or text in place. | No public claim | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Saved replacements expand spoken phrases such as a work-email trigger into the configured text. |
| Custom voice instructionsFree-form rules applied after dictation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Saved profile instructions automatically process dictation before insertion; rules can include writing examples, personal phrasing and email signatures. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Saved user-authored Pro dictation prompts automatically process recognized text before insertion, with AI-service setup required. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro Custom modes automatically apply saved user-written instructions to every dictation in that mode; S1-mini cannot run Custom modes. |
| Tone presetsChoose a predefined writing style | YesSelect built-in Messaging or Email profiles for casual or professional dictation; assigning apps or websites enables automatic profile activation. | No public claim | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/blog — checked Oct 2026Pro tone controls offer casual through formal settings, including five documented S1-mini preferences. |
| Text transforms / AI ShortcutsApply an AI action to existing text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Select or copy existing text, open Omnibar and run an AI Shortcut to rewrite, translate, summarize or apply a custom prompt; the result is copied/pasted. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users can run saved or custom AI prompts to rewrite or query an opened transcript; arbitrary selected-text actions across other apps are unverified. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro Super Mode formats selected text through spoken commands, and Custom modes process selected or copied text with user-defined instructions. |
| Per-app output rules | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Per-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Pro lets users assign a saved dictation prompt to each selected destination app. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Modes can activate automatically for selected applications and websites. |
Questions people actually ask.
MacWhisper vs Superwhisper: which should I choose?
MacWhisper is the pick for offline transcription with a one-time Pro license. Choose Superwhisper for saved dictation instructions without AI-service setup, or Ottex for automatic formatting and saved rules that can include writing examples.
Is MacWhisper or Superwhisper free?
MacWhisper has a free tier, while Superwhisper has limited free access without AI processing. Ottex offers free app access with local models and BYOK; BYOK provider API usage is charged separately.
How much do MacWhisper and Superwhisper cost?
MacWhisper Pro is $73.2 once; optional Assistant costs $89.99/year. Superwhisper Pro is $84.99/year or $249.99 for Lifetime; Ottex Pro is $168/year, with free app access for local models and BYOK, excluding provider charges.
Is MacWhisper safe?
For audio privacy, MacWhisper, Superwhisper and Ottex all support on-device recognition, so none wins on that alone. MacWhisper can summarize locally; Superwhisper limits fully local cleanup to English Message/Mail modes, while Ottex runs Whisper and Parakeet v3 on-device.
Is it worth switching from MacWhisper to Superwhisper?
Stay with MacWhisper for offline transcription and its one-time Pro license. Switch to Superwhisper for recognition dictionaries, voice snippets and saved dictation instructions without AI-service setup; Ottex also supports these controls, with writing examples in saved rules.
Does MacWhisper or Superwhisper work on Windows or Android?
Superwhisper supports both Windows and Android, making it the choice for those platforms. MacWhisper and Ottex list Mac and iOS support.
Does MacWhisper or Superwhisper support more languages?
MacWhisper, Superwhisper and Ottex each list 100 languages. Ottex supports mid-sentence language switching; Superwhisper may need vocabulary hints or instructions to preserve mixed languages, while that workflow is unverified for MacWhisper.